Dead Man's Walk
“He had turned his ankle the day before, crossing a shallow gully; now the ankle was so swollen that he could scarcely put his foot to the ground.Salazar saw Jimmy Tweed sink down, and went over to him at once. He knew that the whole troop was ready to do what Jimmy Tweed had just done--sit down and wait to die. It was an option he could not allow his men, or the Texans, who, though no longer tied, were his captives. If the Texans began to give up, his own men might follow suit, and soon the who...le party would be lost."Get up, Se@nor," Salazar said. "We will make camp soon. You can rest your ankle then." "Nope, I'm staying, Captain," Jimmy Tweed said. "I'd just as soon stop here as a mile or two from here." "Se@nor, I cannot permit it," Salazar said. "We would all like to stop--but you are a prisoner under guard, and I make the decisions about where we stop." Jimmy Tweed just smiled. His lips were blue from the cold. He stared through Salazar, as if the man were not there.Salazar saw that all his soldiers were watching him.MoreLess
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